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Healthy Corn Chowder

This recipe is super sweet, tender, juicy and affordable. This chowder is absolutely out of this world and delicious! This recipe from mexican cuisine can be served as side dish.

Ingredients

Corn ears

6 , kernels extracted, 3 cobs retained

Butter/Olive oil

1 Tablespoon

Yellow onion

1 Small

Garlic cloves

2 , minced

Thyme sprigs

4 , finely chopped

Celery stalk

1 , chopped

Carrot

1 Large, chopped

Flour

1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)

Vegetable broth

4 Cup (64 tbs)

Bay leaves

2

Red potatoes

3 , peeled, diced

Heavy cream

2 Cup (32 tbs)

Salt and pepper

To Taste

For garnishing

Crumbled bacon

1 Teaspoon

Parsley

1 Teaspoon

Directions

MAKING
1. In a pan, heat butter, add onion, garlic thyme, cook for about 8 minutes until the onions turn translucent, stir constantly.
2. Add celery and carrot, saute for another 4 to 5 minutes until the vegetables turn soft.
3. Add flour, saute for another couple of minutes. Whisk in the vegetable broth. Add in the retained corn cobs, bay leaves, allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.Discard the cobs and the bay leaves.
4. Add potatoes, bring back to a rolling boil. Cook for about 6 minutes, boiling hard, until potatoes start to soften. Add cream and corn kernels, bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

SERVING
5. Garnish with bacon and parsley, serve.

TIP
To make the preparation low fat, replace broth and cream with 6 cups of low fat milk.
Add bell pepper, if desired.

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